Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-07

Nebraska, Dakota, the Middle Atlantic
states, Northern Ohio, Oregon and Wash
ington Territory. An average deficiency
ranging from one to three inches occurred
in the South Pacific coast region, extend
ing east to the Rocky Mountain region.
TIE deficiency the East and West Gull
states ranged from one to four inches
and general deficiency occurred
in the entire Mississippi val
ley. The maximum departures
from the average rainfall Gin inches) &C.
Cured at the following stations: Above
the normal-Olympis, AZ; Portland,
Oregon, AS. Below the normal.-San
Francisco, 2s; Los Angeles, "a; S.r
Diego, Al; Prescott, @; Apache, 2; BED
Bluff, 1.S; Little Rock, Al; Memphis, L;
Shreveport, 3.s; Vicksburg, SO; New Or
leans, "a; Galveston, 81; Brownsville,
IA; Mobile, 2.S; Montgomery, 81; At
ANITA, 2.6; Charleston, "a; Wilmington.
N. c., 3; Chattanooga, rs; Nashville,
.2.3.
The snowfall for the month has been
above the average. From one half to
twelve inches OF snow remained on the
ground at the close of the month in the
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys,
the upper and lower lake regions, the
Ohio valley, and the northern portion of
the middle Atlantic states. The greatest
depth of snow lying on the ground being
in the upper and lower lake regions and
the Missouri valley.
At the close of the month cold wave
set in, originating in Manitoba with a
barometric pressure Of nearly thirty-one
inches, and commenced to move south
ward.
Five storms passed over the country
during the month of December, 1886. At
the opening of the month storm was
passing down the Saint Lawrence valley,
with violent northeasterly gales on the
New England coast, and severe north
westerly winds in the lake region. The
second storm of the month developed in
Colorado on the 10th, but novel very
slowly to the southeast on that date and
the 18th. 1t then moved to the northeast
over Lake Michigan on the 18th, and
down the Saint Lawrence valley on the
18th. High northwesterly winds attended
its passage over the lake
region, for which timely warning
was given. The third storm of the
month originated in Kansas on the 10Th,
and passed on the 18th to the northeast
over the lake region and down the Saint
Lawrence valley, with dangerous west
erly gales on the lakes during the 18th
and 10Th. The fourth storm developed
on the 10Th in Montana, and moved east
ward north of Lake Superior on the
ooh, causing violent gales on the lakes,
for which warning had been given. 1t
disappeared into the Gulf of Saint Law
renee on the 21st. The fifth storm
OF the month began to develop on
the 2Sd in Northwest Texas, and
moved to the northeast over the Missis-
sippi valley and the lakes on the 24th.
On the 25th it moved into the Gulf of
Saint Lawrence. The passage of this
storm up the Mississippi valley and over
the lake regions was attended with rain
or snow and followed by cold north
westerly winds.
The first decided cold wsye of the
month occurred on the Ist 1t advanced
rapidly from Manitoba and extended
southwark, reducing the temperature
below the freezing point in the Missouri
valley, the upper Mississippi valley, the
Ohio valley, and the upper and lower
lake regions on that date. On the I'd
it extended still further south and over
Missouri, Tennessee, the middle Atlantic
states, and the New England states.
On the Sd freezing weather occurred
in the south Atlantic states and
in the northern portion of the sugar
growing regions of Louisiana and Texas.
On the 4th the cold wave covered the
entire region east of the Rocky mountains
and extended to the Gulf coast, with tenn
perature below freezing point in all
districts except Eastern and Western
Florida. On the 9TH freezing weather set
in over Eastern and Western Florida and
continued until the It'll. Timely warning
was given of the advance of this cold wave
in all districts well in advance of its ap-
pearance.
The second well defined cold
wave advanced southwark from
Manitoba on the l4th, and caused
freezing weather on the 18th in
the Missouri VALLEY, the upper Missis-
sippi valley, the upper and lower lake
regions, the New England states, the
OHIO valley and Tennessee, Colorado,
Kansas. Nebraska, and Missouri. On the
10Th it extended to the Gulf coast, with
freezing weather as far south as Louis
lana, Mississippi, Alabama, Eastern and
Western Florida.
A third cold wave advanced from Man
itoba on the 10th, causing freezing
weather as far south as the Ohio valley
and Tennessee, which extended on the
goth to Mississippi and Louisiana.
On tn 22d fourth well-dedned cold
wave from Manitoba advanced southwark
and produced freezing weather on the 23d
in the Missouri valley, the upper Missis-
sippi valley, the upper and lower lake
regions, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri,
and the northern New England states. 1t
extended slowly southwark, and from the
Esd to the Goth caused freezing weather
in Arkansas, Tennessee, the Ohio valley,
the middle Atlantic states, and all the
New England states, which continued un-
til the close of the month.
Killing frosts occurred as far south as
the twenty ninth parallel of latitude on
the 9Th, eth and 10th. w. B. HAzEN,
Brig. and Bvt. Mai Gen, Chief Signal
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